Electrotype plate or cast cleaner or the like.



G. H. BENEDICT.

ELEGTROTYPE PLATE OR'GAST CLEANER OR THE LIKE.

AYPLIGATION FILED MAY 1a, 1910[ 1,072,902, r Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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' G. H. BENEDICT.

, ELEGTROTYPE PLATE 0R CAST CLEANER OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1910. 1,072,902.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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G. H. BENEDICT. BLEGTBOT YPB PLATE 0R CAST CLEANER 0R THE-LIKE. I

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Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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G. H. BENEDICT. ELEGTROTY-PE PLATE 0B. CAST CLEANER OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1910. v 1, 1,o72,9o2.- Pat t p 9, 1913.

""012- 5 Z5 33 15 4 53 if? 4 i w y ,7 VV v -j i" Q 7 f 1' w it", I 7 i jP J L ll H T- 20 J7 i 3637 47 520 I lrthe county-f Cook and State fik'trflllihdis', have invented certainfnew and ufsl lll Imptsvemems inElectrotype Plate o'r'jGas'tCl'ea ersfor theLike, of which thefollowihg"isa dscription.

lvlyl'ihrentiofl belongs to that class of de- 1 "-*vi ces"fo "cleaiiingelectrotype plates or casts I elat' s particularly to a m'a- '01 Cleamginscrubbing the plates,

or he, like h hle briishes and the ap'pli cati'on o'lf a suitable fluidsuch as kerosene,

behzih or the likel or some preferretl solum f lii li ab efefi PU P ableliaricl-seriibbing process or cle'anirig,

vwhich isirijurious to the healthlof the op- 2 erato-raaswell as lessefiicient,

To this end. invention consists in the novel} ..c0 nstructi 11.,;arrangement ar d comna iom 'P t Q .l ereip shoW an -x scribecl andwm oreparticti larlyf pointed out imtheFclaims; i

. characterszi-indicate; a like or T corresponding parts, Figure l isaplan View of my ma- 5? chine, igt 2 :is' a side elevation of the same,Fig. 8 is a longitudinalsectionarl View of the same, l -is aanigehdaelevation or" the. ma chine and sectiona "gview of the plate carriage; antl :Ei g; of the brushe "taken substantially on line OeFi"Referringt v t hfet clraW iii gs, 1 is the Kleinf'raln'e, Z'jth'wpl tecarrier or support, and 13 Mid 4=hntsh e cfor scruhbingor cleaning the"platesH-In h'e"preferre(lwform of de'- vice I proiii'tlfe suitable-means for irotatlng the b'riishe n cl for '*1'-eciproo-ating thecarriage threii'iicle i; "orle part being ad istahle he other. Asshown,the carj hs ttldle irelattive to'the brushes. I 34',- ftwo tor-"1110Mbeing viqel'rl, at" 3 supported al-KL "e Xt'ei'rded part l wastesbrushes rotate in opposite directions ii'lth the under sides or workingfaces approach- 7 "seahaasaom ,l'Applicati'on fiIed MaYIGJBIO; SerialNo. 561,

I mg each other, 'as' indicated-"by the 'arr n f theU'nited States,residing at is also preferably Iirov'ided derstootl that the botthm" ofmay slope slightly-froth .bthe eiil to the pocket 16. l

Jerahly made adj u'stable relauv tended parts 23, :fvhic "traskson thecarrlag 1111-1118,Lemmingswhriinjlile r er ne v n laln ta-lned 111' 'poson the frame pretent'tlie a IGI'OSS" sectional new a I I M A I I the 'iecessltyof a long i1 v me a cl 1 y a e e rhanisies e w P .for reciprqczrting the: carr age, a ple construbtioir cons lstipg of. cured to ahracket onthe car,

)rietlby the-sprockets flfi 'a rct glie wheel, as shown 2%, beingarrangecl to tlrl ve p ulledhack to the opposite ehd e exit arerovi'elecl, I L just/111g the tracks,' .the v arrange n gpt wi yr 1 4 ii.8 pm- Flars Patent. ,Paten in Fig. 5. A sliitable covering of brushes.7 a

The carriage or place car er 1s pro-5 0 videcl' with edges or side wallsiel anwridges or ribs"'l 5"0r the equivalent d ftli'ibbttbhi, upon whichthe plates ttibeclalied'mafj fbe siip aorted. 'I also preferablyirot'icle a sloping pocket 16 1n the carriag"having 21 13165 I Forsuiiportlng the carnage provide tracks fi "xi liichafte coiiperate withthe matte T8 r the Wheels inaihtaiiie'd tracks 18, Memb ers 22 91 thewheels 21 travel; at the carriage. relat l is ta'yice the travel pf. the

18 to the desired travel the ca rj one of thelil'lks of a spr the chain:Thesprocket29 mayhe dr a shaftv 31 which is clriycn by; th

.- and pulley 12 through pulleys .32 iitl jl lll OO the desireddirection t he car As obvious, "as. the chain, 1

tlri ygen me it ushedhtowone endaofmtswtra e l a gl @A. simpleconstructionis sl oim or suclvthat thetracks -may,be leleya ted ajullmvered. at a plurality ofpoiz jts W t- 1 ration of handewheeligfllesiftioneg t com'enlent-lmlt of the anhine. Bolts 01*1110 screws 20are arranged at suitable points on the frame and support the tracks, thebolts being supported by sprocket wheels 37 arranged thereon so that therotation of the sprocket wheels will raise or lower the bolts. Asprocket chain 38 connects the sprocket wheels and is operated by asprocket 39 arranged on a shaft 40 which and 4, the pipe being providedwith apertures or slots 46 therethrough for the discharge of the fluidupon the plates. The fluid used may be suppliedvfrom any source and inthe device shown it is used repeatedly, being pumped to the pipe andthence taken from the carriage and pumped back again. Simple mechanismfor doing ,this is shown in"which 52 is a suitable trough or receptaclearranged .so that the pipe 17 will discharge thereint-o. The fluid fromthe receptacle 52 is drawn through a pipe-53 by the pump 48 which may beoperated by a sprocket 50 and a sprocket chain 49 driven by a sprocket51 arranged on the shaft 54, which shaft may be driven by the sprocket30 and chain 28. The fluid is forced from the pump through the pipe 47to the pipe 45. It is of course obvious that a supply tank or receptaclemay be arranged between the receptacle 52 and the pump 48 (not shown).One of the advantages of this con struction shown is that when thecarriage is stopped to remove the plates afterthey have beensufficiently scrubbed, the pump also stops operating and the cleansingfluid is therefore not discharged during that time.

The operation ofthe device may be briefly described as follows: Assumingthat, the plates to be cleaned are placed in the carriage 2 and themachine is startcd,they are carried back and forth under the rotatingbrushes 3 and 4 and thoroughly scrubbed with a cleansing fluid. Thebrushes rotating in the directions indicated by the arrows not onlyscrub the plates both ways, but-also prevent excessive splashinginasmuch as the s lash is from the plates into the brushes, tiesplashing of the fluid from the supply pipe being prevented by th guardor cover 8. If the brushes were rotated in the oppositedirect-ions'there would be a tendency for rotating in oppositedirections the cleaning effect is the same as if one brush was used.

which could be provided with means for changing the rotation of thebrush while the plate was being scrubbed. From the plate the fluidflowsinto the bottom of the carriage, the ridges l5'permitting it to flowunder the plates, whence it flows through the discharge pipe 17 into thepan 52 and is pumped from there .through the pipes 53 and 47 and back tothe supply pipe 45, where it. again flows upon the plates. If desired,the fluid may be strained or filtered before. pumping it back to theplates. It will thus be seen that the services of an operator are onlyrequired in removing or positioning the plates andstopping orstartingthe maehinc,'one operator being able to take care of a number ofmachines. Likewise the machine is notonly more rapid and does moreeflicient cleaning than the customary hand-scrubbing or other methods ofscrubbing, but the great danger and injury to the health of the operatoris practically done-away with. This in itself is no small feature, as anoperator is only able to continue at the old practice ofhand-scrubbingfor short periods before being affected by the poisonous fumes.

, Having thus described my invention it is obvious that variousimmaterial modifications may be made in the same or that the machine maybe used wherever found applicable, hence I do notwish to be understoodas limiting myself to the exact construction, arrangement or combinationof parts herein shown and described or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the kind described and .in combination, areciprocating carriage,

point thereabove.

2. In a device of-the kind described and 'in combination, a frame, amovable plate carriage, supporting rolls therefor, a plurality of tracksfor said rolls, supporting members for said tracks adjustably carried bysaid frame, means common to said supporting members foroperating thesame, means for reciprocating said carriage, scrubbing means carried bysaid frame and means for conducting a cleansing fluid to said carriage.a

firpet devic i nrismgia teams means earned by said? agra 'lisdl a: EIilli hens-sf 1 flanged rolls 5 mounted upon said tracks, a pan-shapedcari riage mounted upon.,,saifl bl s i lfle l maintaining the tbereupbn,means for reciprocating said carriage, a pair of rotatable brushesarranged above said carfor rotating said brushes in opposite directionswith the lower faces approaching each other, a pipe positioned abovesaid carriage and arranged to discharge a cleansing fluid thereon, andmeans for conducting the fluid from said carriage and returning the sameto said discharge pipe. v

4. In a device of the kind described and in combination, a frame, amovable. plate carriage, supporting rolls therefor, a. plurality oftracks for said rolls, supporting members for said tracksadjacent'opposite ends thereof adjustablycarried by said frame, meanscommon to said sup orting members for adjusting the same, an scrubbingmeans arranged above said carriage.

5.'In a device of the kind described and in combination, a pan shapedcarriagehaving an outlet, automatic means for continuously reciprocatingthe carriage, a receptacle in the path of the outlet, a movable brusharranged above the carriage, and means for introducing cleansing fluidfrom said receptacle to a point above jacent said brush, 1

6. In a device of the kind described and.

in combination, a pan shaped carriage having an outlet intermediate itsends, a receptacle beneath the carriage in the path of the outlet, amovable brush arranged above the. carriage and means for contlnuouslyreciprocating the carriage and means operatively connected with the lastmentioned means for forcing fluid from the re "ceptacle to a pointadjacent the brush and discharging the sameat this point.

7. In a device of the kind described and in combination, a pan shapedreciprocating carriage having on the upper surface of its bottom aplurality of ribs whereby to support an electrotype plate or the like,brushing instrumentalitles arranged above the carriage, and power drivenmeans for moving the carriage back and forth beneath said brushinginstrumentahties, and means operatively connected with the lastmenticned means for forcing fiuid to said brushino; instrumentalities.

j 8. In a device of the kind described and so in combination, a runway,a receptacle having a side border extending therearound and an openingin the bottom intermediate the ends thereof positioned on the runway, atruck fo1' \snpporting the receptacle having 5 anti-frictiz n bearingsfor engaging the run- L'thekind; described, eoml RttII iQf traCks, 1 adjustable I receptacle ,b'a ck and forth "al'oh mewforzsupporting i I" jyaplurality of" oppos tely "1 actm 1 brushes positioned above the i-proecting-i thereaci'oss, m ttively mnu t d' w h *=lh* tr lk i- '1 10 riagand supported by said frame, means conduit adapts the carriage adway,unleans reciprocating thei means forforcing fluid deliveredi fiioin-t heoutlet openingback to said brushes.

9- In i e o th k nd des r bed and in combination, arunway, a pan shapedre ceptacle positioned on the runway, a truck for supporting thereceptacle having antifrictlon bearings for engaging the runway, meansreclprocating the truck with the receptacle back and forth along thetrack, a plurality of oppositely acting rotatable brushes positionedabove the receptacle and pro ecting thereacross, and means at oppositeends. of the track for vertically adj usting the same, and 2f commonmeans for op crating. said lastmentioned means. I

10. In an electrotype plate cleaner, the combination of brushinginstrumentalities, a supporting carriage arranged beneath the brushinginstrumentalities, means for mov- 9o ing the plate back andforth'beneath the brushing instrumentalities comprising a pitmanconnected to the carriage, and a rotatable drive iiiember for saidpitman, a

to discharge a cleansing fluid adjacent the brushing instrumentalities,and a pump interposed in the conduit and operatively connected with saiddrive member. I v

511. In an electrotype plate cleaner, the combination of brushinginstrumentalities, a supporting carriage arranged beneath the brushinginstrumentalities, means for moving the plate back and forth beneath thebrushing instrumentalities comprising a pitman connected to thecarriage, an end less chain connected to the pltman, and meansoperatively connected to the chain to introduce water from a suitablereceptacle to a. point adjacent said brushes.

12. In an electrotype plate cleaner, the combination of a supportingcarriage for I the plates, oppositely acting rotatable. brushessupported by thecarri age, a receptacle belowthe carriage, to/i'eceivewater discharged therefrom, ,dyi'ving means for moving the carriage backand forth below the brushes, and mechanism cperatively connected to saiddri"'ng means for rotating the brushes and r feeding water from thebrushes.

of the kind described comprising a fr .me, a pair of tracks, adjustablemeans cariied by said. frame for supporting said tracks, .a plurality ofrolls mounted upon said tracks, a carriage mounted upon said rolls,means for reciprocating said carriage, a pair of rotatable brushesarranged above saidcarriage and supported by said frame, means forrotating said-13o bi'ushesin opposite directions with the lower Intestimony whereof, I have hereunto faces approaching each other,apipeposisigned my name in the presence of two subtioned above saidcarriage and arranged to scribing Witnesses. discharge a cleansing fluidthereon, and GEORGE H. BENEDICT.

' vl5 means for conducting the fluid from said. Witnesses:

csinriage and returning the same to said dis- ROY W. HILL, change pipe.CHARLES I. COBB.

